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Peter Welch: “All the damage that's going to happen to us in Vermont if we…”

Featuring: Peter Welch, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Vermont Congressional Delegation Telephone Town Town Hall

Published | Video Starts at 1:49:27

We want to protect our democracy and maintain mutual respect. Number two, I think that we've got to start exposing and explaining to folks what the implications are, because All the damage that's going to happen to us in Vermont if we lose Medicaid, that's going to happen everywhere. And you know, you've got folks, this is not a partisan deal. You've got folks who have parents that are in nursing homes and suddenly they're not in a nursing home. (1:49:27–1:49:34)

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Asserts that losing Medicaid would cause widespread damage, not just in Vermont.

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